Comb.



No. 894,816. PATENTED AUG. 4, 1908.

J..L. GUMBIS.

6 www l www JOHN L. OOMBIS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 4, 1908.

Application mea February 11, i908. serai Nav-115,383.

Combs, of which the following is a speclfication.

This invention lcontemplates certain new and useful improvements in` that type of comb employed by ladies to hold the'loose neck hair in position, or for ornamental purposes and the like, and the object of the invention is an improved comb of the character described which, after being engaged in the hair, is adaptedv to be securely retained in position by peculiar means and thus prevented from falling out of the hair to be broken or lost.

With these and other objects in view that will more fully appear as the description proceeds, the invention consists in certain constructions, and arrangements of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a rear view of my improved comb. Fig. 2 is a sectional view thereof. Fig. 3 is a detail view, artly broken away, of the retaining rod. Fpig. 4' is a front view of the comb. v

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawing by the same reference characters. l

My improved comb com rises a body portion 1, which is curved to fit the shape of the head and which is provided with a plurality of teeth 2. The body portion is formed in one end with an opening 3 extending therethrough, and in its opposite end with a rela-- tively small aperture 4 in transverse alinement with the opening. A retaining rod 5 is mounted for longitud'nal movement in the aperture, and is formed at its ends with knobs 6 and 6*1, which prevent the rod from becoming disengaged from the aperture. The rod is formed near the knob 6, with a longitudinal groove 7 and a spring tongue 8 is seated in this groove, with one end secured to or formed integral with the rod, the tongue being bowed outwardly intermediate of its ends, and its other end being free to move under pressure.

' In the practical use of my improved comb, the teeth 2 thereof are engaged with the hair to hold the latter in position. The rod 5 is then inserted through the hair, and the knob 6a thereofis thrust through the opening 3. This movement of the rod brings the spring tongue 8 against the aperture 4, continued movement depressing said tongue and forcing the same into the groove through the aperture. After passing through the aperture, the spring tongue obviously returns to its normal position, and this effectually holds the knob 6aL in engagement with the opening 3, and prevents the accidental retraction of the rod to permit the combto fall out of position. When it is desired to remove the comb, the knob 6 is grasped by the hand and the rod may be readily and quickly withdrawn, the tongue 8, during this operation, being depressed by the wall of the aperture so as to permit the rod to be pulled out of its former position by the exercise of a little force.

It is to be understood that while the retaining rod is described' and illustrated in connection with a back comb, it is equally applicable for use with side combs, barrettes or the like.

It will be noted that the retaining rod is always ready for use and cannot become accidentally disengaged from the comb, as is the case withthe ordinary hair pins previously employed to secure a comb in the hair. It is also to be noted that with my improved comb ,the latter may be engaged in the'hair before the retaining means is applied, which is impossible in that type of'comb provided with the hinged pin.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

A comb embodying a body portion formed in one endwith an opening and in the other end with an a erture in alinement with the opening and re atively smaller than the same,

a rod mounted for longitudinal movement in In testimony whereof I affix my signature the aperture ancli formed at its enldwikth knobs in presence of two Witnesses.

alger than sait a erture, one ino of said T l rod being desgnedpto be thrust through the JOHB L' COMBIS' [L' 5'] 5 opening, and a spring tongue secured' to the 1 Vitnesses:

rod near the other knob and adapted to pre- JOSEPH F. COYLE,

vent the accidental retraction of the same. l MARY A. REDMOND. 

